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Existential Import

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The Aristotelian interpretation assumes universal statements are about non-empty classes; the Boolean interpretation doesn't. The choice decides which square relations survive.

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"All trespassers will be fined" — true, useful, and possibly about nobody. Boole's point.

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Modern logic is Boolean by default. When a problem says "traditional standpoint," the rules change.